Jesus
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Black and Blue
Define the true path. A way made straight by our God who sets us all free.
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shavuot anew
flames burn hot today and yesterday – and days before. I pray for fire – pure with shalom.
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all in the same storm?
convenient, I say, They in their boat, I in mine. Let’s just blame the storm.
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As Ben Dances on the Edge of Heresy. Again.
Notice any gaps there?
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ypokrités
If a picture paints a thousand words I could post one now and be done.
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Pride. No Prejudice.
It’s June 16 – just past halfway through Pride Month 2017. If you are a Facebook friend of mine, you’ve noticed a steady stream of pictures and stories oriented around the struggles (and victories) of many in the LGBTQ community, many of whom I count as friends as well as brothers and sisters in Christ.…
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T+ 5 Days: Recalibration
Those of you who know me or follow my blog know I was disappointed with Tuesday’s election. I thought then (and still do) that the electorate had made a mistake. My initial Facebook “statement” follows: So, anyone who has followed my posts knows I am disappointed this morning. I think America has made a wrong…
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Isn’t it Ironic? Getting beneath the surface of the RFRA debate
Some of you who know me have heard my rant on Alanis Morisette’s 1996 hit, “Ironic”, where she sings about a lot of things that are NOT ironic. Rain on your wedding day? Not ironic – kind of a bummer. A black fly in your chardonnay? Gross, but not ironic. Good advice that you just…
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to “The Kingdom” – Part 2
Pretty much every model of Christian thought I have sat under has happily fed my view that “The Kingdom of God” is mostly a place that is not here, in a time that is not yet.
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to “The Kingdom” – Part 1
I make no claim on having “arrived” at anything other than to say I have been elsewhere and now am here.
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Caveats
I make no claim of being more correct than another in theology or orthodoxy, and in no way will I intend to belittle or judge anyone else’s theology, orthodoxy, or lack thereof.
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Yep. Life is Still Messy
Who I am today is still a work in progress. I think I’ve finally realized I will always be in progress, and accepting that is freeing me to sit at my laptop and tell you (and myself) where I’ve been and where I am, even if that means admitting I DON’T HAVE IT ALL FIGURED…











